Biden, Xi to announce China's crackdown on fentanyl trade

Nov 14, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    24% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    35% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    2% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    94% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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  •   Conservative
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"China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country is willing to carry out anti-drug cooperation with the US on the basis of equality and mutual respect."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are set to aounce an agreement that would see Beijing crack down on the manufacture and export of fentanyl, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially delivering the US president a major victory."
Positive
2% Conservative
"The agreement, set to be aounced Wednesday when Biden and Xi meet in San Francisco on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, would mark a win for the White House on an issue voters say is a priority for the 2024 election."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Monday that the US hopes to see some progress on the fentanyl issue this week."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"The Biden administration this year took steps to stem the crisis but is limited in what it can achieve without Beijing's help."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Former President Donald Trump in 2018 aounced an agreement with Xi, under which Beijing vowed to designate fentanyl as a controlled substance."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said the US should end normal trade relations with China until they stop murdering Americans.--With assistance from Riley Griffin, Chris Strohm, Hadriana Lowenkron, Colum Murphy, Amarie Hordern and James Mayger."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Xi seemed receptive to our concerns in October when lawmakers raised the issue with the leader during a visit to China.US officials consider the deal a potential breakthrough but caution stringent enforcement is necessary to produce results."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has also said he would use the US military against Mexican drug operations."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"In return, the Biden administration would lift restrictions on China's forensic police institute, the people said, an entity the US alleges is responsible for human-rights abuses."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Any deal could be vulnerable to collapse if fragile ties between Beijing and Washington deteriorate over critical comments from the Biden administration, some China experts warned."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Republicans have assailed the administration over its handling of fentanyl trafficking, turning it into a liability for Biden's chances of wiing a second term."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"If the Biden administration isn't pro-China in 2024, enforcement of a fentanyl deal will fade away."
Negative
-30% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country is willing to carry out anti-drug cooperation with the US on the basis of "equality and mutual respect.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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